Not a sewing post

I still haven’t had a chance to try sewing with the new machine. And we are probably off to visit the stepson this weekend, so likely won’t get a chance this weekend either. I am dealing with this:

There are other pictures of Jack on this blog. We got him back when we bought the place on Fern Prairie. He must be 15 or so now. He is the best cat I’ve ever had, smart and affectionate. About a month ago, his back legs started getting weak. I made an appointment to get him to the vets, but the truck broke down that day. Was almost two weeks before we got him in. The vet thought it might be bone spurs and gave me some prednisone for him. He was doing okay then, not walking well, but could drag himself back on the bed. And he had enough bladder control that I could take him over to the cat box to do his business. He’d even wake me up at night for that.

He has unfortunately gotten worse. He has feeling in his legs, so he’s not paralyzed but he can’t walk and has problems holding himself upright. And he is incontinent. I’ve managed to make it so that he can still be up on the bed at night, but I am doing a lot of laundry for the towels to keep every thing dry. I suspect it is just a matter of time. So, not a lot of sewing going on. It can wait for a bit. My vet has been on vacation this week, so I’ll talk to him next week and see what he thinks.

All the other cats that came with me, when I moved here, are buried in the yard somewhere. Jeter, Chuck and Pete have been gone for awhile. I tell myself it would be easier on Jack if he didn’t have to make that move. If he was healthy, there’d be no question about it. But he’s old and starting to fail. I may have to leave him behind, with his old buddies. It will be hard.

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